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Boot Barn ups store openings; sales rise 15% but miss Street
Boot Barn reported top- and bottom-line growth for its second quarter and upped its store opening plans even as its sales missed Street estimates.
Urban Outfitters Inc. boosts product development visibility with AI
The parent company of Urban Outfitters and several other Gen Z-focused apparel and accessories banners is expanding its use of artificial intelligence-based product lifecycle management (PLM) technology.

Big C-suite shakeup at Lululemon under new CEO; Walmart, Nike vets join team

Lululemon Athletica Inc. has overhauled its senior leadership team and added two new roles under the direction of new CEO Heidi O’Neill.
Gap rolls out new conversational AI shopping, virtual try-on features

Gap Inc. continues efforts to transform its customer experience with leading-edge artificial intelligence.
How the supply chain is getting smarter, more automated & less wasteful

Retailers are focusing on supply chain efficiency and sustainability.
Abercrombie teams with famed workout studio Barry’s

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is diving deeper into activewear through a partnership with high-intensity workout studio Barry’s, a pioneer in the boutique fitness movement.
Athleisure brand Set expands into Midwest

Digital-first Set has made its Midwest store debut.
JD Sports aligns product catalog with agentic commerce

JD Sports is optimizing its enterprise to respond effectively to queries from artificial intelligence-based shopping agents.
JD Sports taps former Shoe Palace CEO to lead North America

JD Group has named a retail veteran to lead its growing North American business.
First Look: L.L.Bean unveils rebooted flagship in Maine

L.L.Bean has completed its years-long, $50 million renovation and reimagining of its iconic flagship and the surrounding campus in its hometown of Freeport, Maine.
Uniqlo to return to San Francisco with flagship, partnerships

Some five years after it shuttered its downtown San Francisco store amid the Covid pandemic, Uniqlo is returning to the city in a big way in October.
Pacsun enters sleep and loungewear category aided by Gen Z feedback

A youth-oriented specialty fashion retailer is looking to its core customer base for inspiration as it enters a new product vertical.

Boot Barn ups store openings; sales rise 15% but miss Street

Urban Outfitters Inc. boosts product development visibility with AI

Big C-suite shakeup at Lululemon under new CEO; Walmart, Nike vets join team

Gap rolls out new conversational AI shopping, virtual try-on features

How the supply chain is getting smarter, more automated & less wasteful

Abercrombie teams with famed workout studio Barry’s

Athleisure brand Set expands into Midwest

JD Sports aligns product catalog with agentic commerce

JD Sports taps former Shoe Palace CEO to lead North America

First Look: L.L.Bean unveils rebooted flagship in Maine

Uniqlo to return to San Francisco with flagship, partnerships

Pacsun enters sleep and loungewear category aided by Gen Z feedback